Course: Innovation Engineering

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Course title Innovation Engineering
Course code KST/INI*M
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Mašín Ivan, doc. Dr. Ing.
  • Lepšík Petr, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Přednášky: Present market requierements. Definition of innovation. Innovation orders. Radical and incremental innovation. Innovation idea and its generation. Stages of new product development and its implementation in production. Sequential engineering. Definition, aims and principles of simultaneous engineering (concurrent engineering, simultaneous engineering). Work organisation in product development and within simultaneous engineering. Relationship between marketing and product development. Product specification. Benchmarking. QFD method. Checking of innovation purpose viability. Analysis of expenses, investment return and risks. Integrated system of simultaneous engineering instruments. Simultaneous engineering instruments for concept making. Simultaneous engineering instruments for detail design. Design review methods. FMEA method - constructional method. Methods for production process design. FMEA method - process method. Methods for checking and new product implementation in a serial production. Support of innovational bussiness - legislature, organisation, forms, programs, incubators. Cvičení: Setting of an innovation project (min. 4th order): design of a new and simple product and its iplementation in production. Setting of a team innovation project: basic idea and product concept. Setting of a team innovation project: product specification - 4 matrixes QFD. Setting of a team innovation project: detail designing, including FMEA-k. Setting of a team innovation project: production process design, including FMEA-p. Setting of a team innovation project: analysis of expense. Presentation of innovation project.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments)
  • Class attendance - 56 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The subject is focused on theory and questions connected with innovation cycle. The concept of simultaneous engineering will be presented and explained. Students will learn the tools of simultaneous (concurrent) engineering for reduction of time for design and manufacturing of new products. Seminars are oriented on training of essential methods during team-project centered on complex innovation of simple product.
Students obtain knowledge in given course in accordance with requirements and sourse programme.
Prerequisites
Students, in this course should know the theory and the problems associated with the innovation cycle, students should learn to work with tools to reduce time to introduce a new product into production. They should master the basic methods of training within the innovation team project team focused on complex product innovation from a simple design, the design process.

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined examination, Oral exam, Written exam, Practical demonstration of acquired skills

Credit: Active participation on seminars. Accomplishment of innovation design of products with calculation. .
Recommended literature
  • Afuah, A. Innovation Management: Strategies, Implementation, and Profits.. Oxford , Oxford University Press, 2003.
  • Hartley, J.R. Concurrent Engineering. Productivity Press. Portland, 1992.
  • KOTLER, P. Marketing, management: analýza plánování, využití, kontrola.. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1992. ISBN 80-85605-08-2.
  • Peters, T. Re-imagine. Business Excellence in a Disruptive. Londýn, Age Dorling Kidersley, 2003.
  • Prahalad, C.K.-Ramaswamy, V. Budoucnost konkurence. Spoluvytváření jedinečné hodnoty se zákazníkem. Praha, Management Press, 2005.
  • Ribbens, J. Simultaneous Engineering for New Product Development: Manufacturing Applications. New York, John Wiley a Sons, 2000.
  • Tidd, J. -Bessant, J. - Pavitt, K. Managing Innovation_ Integrating Technological, Organizational Market Chance. New York, John Wiley a Sons, 1997.
  • Ulrich, K - Eppinger, S. Product Design and Development. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1997.


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